Intro to Philosophy Documents

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1. Euthyphro is on his way to the courts because:
a) He is defending himself against charges of impiety
b) He is defending himself against charges of robbery
c) He is prosecuting Socrates
d) He is prosecuting his father for murder
2. The topic or principl

1. What does the Word Philosophy literally mean? (Found within Intro power
point and Biffle Chp 2)
a. Hint you will see this question ALL throughout the semester!
1. What is Metaphysics?
2. What is Epistemology?
3. What is Ethics
4. What are the sub-branc

1. Under what form of government was Socrates put on trial?
A) authoritarian
B) totalitarian
C) fascist
D) democratic
E) aristocratic
2. What were the charges the Athenians brought against Socrates?
A) impiety, or speaking against the gods
B) corrupting t

Kants Theories of Goodwill, Duty and Categorical Imperative
Immanuel Kant was considered one the greatest philosophers of all time. It was with his work on
the moral argument that really began to take shape from which others would build their
arguments, s

Kazmi 1
Pareesa Kazmi
Fabian Van Onzen
Philosophy 1301
Theory of Existentialism
Jean-Paul Sartre was a famous philosopher who introduced the concept of existentialism.
He was not one of those who believed in God, thus his work, Existentialism is humanism,

One Substance Theory
By Pareesa Kazmi
Baruch Spinoza was a philosopher in the 17th century, one of the great rationalists, whose
famous work in philosophy was centered on God. His definition of God was much different to
what we think when we talk about Go

1. What is Epistemology?
The study of knowledge
2. What is Metaphysics?
The study of reality
3. What is Ethics?
The study of morality
4. What is the classical calculation of Utilitarianism?
Maximum pleasure - Minimum pain
5. Should the senses be trusted,

Background to Philosophy
The Myth of the Cave is a way to express the belief that our senses are no better than
watching shadows on a wall.
Question options:
True
False
tion
3/3
point
The Philosophical Questions of today have nothing to do with the Philos

Assessment 1
Answer the following questions.
1. Explain your views on skepticism. Do you think this view has any merit? Explain your reasoning.
Skepticism is doubt in every beliefs that we cant proof. Even it was proved, but we might doubt
what we know is

Luong 1
Thu Luong
Professor Twardowski
PHIL 1301
30 March 2016
Ethical Decision
Bones is a popular long season episodes TV serious on Netflix with a rate of almost
five stars. The first episode of season one introduces the main character with the nick nam

Even though it seems like the ancient philosopher Plato and the modern philosopher
Arthur Eddington have nothing in common, but close examination shows that the
two had a very similar thought process. Eddington believed that there were two
ways to view an

Kazmi 1
Pareesa Kazmi
Jonathan Solis
Philosophy 1301
Response Paper: Plato on Love
Summary
Love is a feeling with many definitions. Each person views love in a different perspective
and has different opinions. Similarly, as I read the symposium on Plato,

Kazmi 1
Pareesa Kazmi
Fabian Van Onzen
Philosophy 1301
Declining Moral Values
Moral values are elementary unit of our nature that builds our character and act as
guiding principles on how to live our life. They give us the sense to separate good from bad,

Nietzsche was a German philosopher, who is still a figure of controversy for his
radical thinking. Nietzsche personal philosophy was that in order for the human
species to evolve was by getting rid of the weak so only the strong could reproduce.
He also b

Nagels phenomenology goes exactly along with the structures of consciousness,
because any type of phenomenology uses the structures of consciousness.
Phenomenology its self is described as the philosophical study of the structure of
experience and conscio

All through out this semester we have been talking about how can we be sure about
our reality. Russell argues that we cannot be sure about reality, because we all can
perceive something different. What one person see, is not what another person sees
based

FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF THE METAPHYSIC OF MORALS
by Immanuel Kant (1785)
translated by
Thomas Kingsmill Abbott
With on going modification by Philip McPherson Rudisill
4/8/2015
Outline!.iii
Preface!.1
Transition from Common Rational Knowledge of Moralit

Julie Prestage
Professor Vincent Mennella
Philosophy 2306
September 29, 2016
What is Virtue, and Can it be taught?
: My perspective on the dialogues of Plato.
The famous philosopher Platos dialogues are considered a famous piece of philosophical
terms and

Prestage 1
Julie Prestage
Professor Vincent Mennella
Philosophy 2306
October 25, 2016
Maximus vs. Commodus
Gladiator
Directed by Ridley Scott
Is it better to suffer injustice or commit injustice? This is a controversial topic that has
been asked by centur

Kazmi 1
Pareesa Kazmi
Fabian Van Onzen
Philosophy 1301
The Concept of Soulmates
Romantic love cannot be given a single definition or be described in a single word. It
makes us go through a range of emotions: happiness, joy, heart break, confusion and what

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Thu Luong
A Dream School is not a Real World
The Idea of Summerhill school is a dream school of everyone, but sadly dream is not real.
The Real we are living in now is harsh and unfair most of the time. That is why people treasured
the good. I would lik

Oregon 1
Marco Oregon
Professor Rothwell
Intro to Philosophy
December 12, 2015
Self Pleasure
A petit entity introduced into such place where pain is happiness and happiness is pain. A
place where the time is neither right nor wrong to make a decision that

Linda Nguyen
September 5, 2013
Metaphysics
The word reality, refers to every single thing that genuinely exists, that has
being.
some philosophers have held that if you investigated Everything, the entire
spectrum of reality, you would conclude that All i

Linda Nguyen
September 24, 2013
Exegesis: The Allegory of the Cave
Education is not a matter of putting knowledge into a persons soul that does not possess it.
Knowledge requires an organ capable of receiving it.
Education is a matter of Conversiona compl

Linda Nguyen
October 22, 2013
Obamas Speech at U.N. Conference
On September 24, 2013, President Obama made a speech at the U.N.
Conference proposing a new engagement with Syria, Iran, and the rest of the Middle
East. President Obama started off explaining

Linda Nguyen
September 12, 2013
Ethics
Ethics is the branch of philosophy that studies moral values. Thus, in ethics we ask questions
about the nature and origin of virtue and vice
The ethical view that moral values receive their authority from a realm in

Linda Nguyen
October 2, 2013
Extra Credit: Summary of Obamas Speech
President Obama holds diplomacy at the highest regards in attempts to come to a
peaceful resolution in this ongoing issue with Syria and President Bashar al-Assads regime.
However, with t

Linda Nguyen
October 22, 2013
Exegesis: The Shaping of Kants Problem
At the same time, all people experience the sense of moral duty, an experience
implying that humans possess freedom in their behavior.
The problem, then, was how to reconcile the two see

Metaphysics?
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality. Thus, in metaphysics we ask
questions about what is real.
Does God exist?
Is the soul real?
Does the physical world exist, or is it just an illusion?
Is the universe

Recent Documents

1.The chapter says we need logic for
Organization of argument
2. What is another reason we need logic, according to the chapter?
Organizing your thought, Help explain the way you do
3. What is considered explaining, according to the first reading on logic

Tyler Brooks
Watts- 2:35-4:00
3.
Platos Euthyphro starts with Socrates encountering Euthyphro at the courts of
Athens. Socrates is awaiting his trail for impiety and corrupting the youth, while
Euthyphro is bring charges of murder against his own father,

Tyler Brooks (Kenneth)
Item one: triangle
Simple impression- By sight
Each individual side of the triangle
Complex impressionAll side together makes up the triangle
Simple ideas- by sight
Thinking about each side of the triangle individually
Complex ideaT

Yes, it matter if a person makes reasoned arguments. In order to use reason in
your arguments you need to know what reason and reasoning is first. Reason
is defined as "statements you give or think of in order to get people to believe
something", while re

Mary Wollstonecraft is one of the most important modern feminist philosophers.
Wollstonecraft was not given a formal education like most males where at the time,
so she was largely self educated. Because of this process of having to teach herself,
she cam

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I'd recommend this course purely for the teacher alone. I had to take it as a requirement for my major, but honestly it ended up being interesting. And the teacher is very nice and passionate about her classes.

Course highlights:

I learned to keep my mind open to all kinds of different thinking and viewpoints. In college, you hear a lot about critical thinking. This course really helps you to expand your critical thinking skills.

Hours per week:

0-2 hours

Advice for students:

Do the readings, ask questions, and participate! It's so much easier to learn when you can join in on class discussions instead of just sitting and jotting down the entire PowerPoint.

Course Term:Fall 2016

Professor:Twardowski

Course Required?Yes

Course Tags:Always Do the ReadingParticipation Counts

Oct 12, 2016

| Would highly recommend.

Pretty easy, overall.

Course Overview:

The Teacher was really chill and knew the subject matter

Course highlights:

I learned that a good portion of philosophy was connected with religion

Hours per week:

0-2 hours

Advice for students:

Just read the textbook and keep up with the readings

Course Term:Fall 2015

Professor:Michael Zalkaske

Course Required?Yes

Course Tags:Always Do the ReadingA Few Big AssignmentsGreat Discussions

Oct 11, 2016

| Would highly recommend.

Not too easy. Not too difficult.

Course Overview:

Philosophy is one of those topics that you can continuously talk about, and truly get lost in it.

Course highlights:

The best part of this course was hearing different aspects from my classmates in this course.